The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-25
The Turn Affairs Have Taken Regarded as a
Decided Victory for General Boulanger and
the Politicians Who Support Him.
ANihilist EmiSsary Attempts the Cars
Life in the Don COssack Capital.
The Pope Expresses Qualification at Termina-
tion of the Contest with Germany-The
Belgian Strikes Growing Serious.
THE FRENCH CRISIS.

FlOquet Invited to Form Mfnistry-A VIC
tory for General Boulancer.
PARIS, May 24.-In view of the failure of all
the combinations to effect a settlement on the
ministerial question, President Grevy has re-
called IL Floquet and appealed to his patriotism
to form Cabinet NJ. Floquet asked for twen-
ty-four hours to consider the matter NJ. Flo
quet conferred to-day with Lockroy, Granet.
General Boulaneer and Berthelot. If Floquet
accepts the task of forming a ministry he will
assume the office of Minister of the Interior,
and Rivorie will be Minister of Finance; Flourens
will be urged to retain the Foreign portfolio.
The Radicals will support Goblet for President
of the Chamber of Deputies if Floquet becomes
Premier. Floquet is in conference with General
Boulanger this evening. The turn affairs have
taken is considered victory for Boulanger
La France says Etienne will be Minister of
Works; Sansleroy Viette, Minister of Agri-
culture Boysset Minister of Justice; Admiral
Aube Admiral Bourgeois. Minister of Marine.
and Bouree. Minister of Foreign Affairs. The
appointment of Bouree, however. says La
France, is to be made only in the event of M.
Flourens finally declining the foreign portfolio.
The Opportunists, the paper adds, do not favor
the proposed Cabinet while the Radicals and
members of the extreme left support it.
President Grevy's Unpleasanr Position.
Special to the Indianapolis Journa,.
PARIS, May 24-Excepting the fact that the
breach between the comparatively few opponents
of General BoulangeN and his relatively many
adherents is gradually widening, the
ministerial situation remains much the
same as yesterday. President Grevy
still adheres to his resolve to refrain
from summoning NJ. Clemenceau to form Min
istry, and the fact that the latter is the only
man VINO do except General Boulanger
himself is hourly becoming more apparent. The
Presidents position, too, is fast becoming more
trying, more untenabe and more ridicu-
lous, as will be by following
the sequence of events from the summoning of
NJ De Frey cinet until now In turn NM. De
Freycnet and Rouyier were commissioned by the
President to form government. of which Gen.
Boulaneer should not be a member, and both
reported the impossibity OF constructing Cabi-
net upon that basis that could hold together
fortnight. Meanwhile. the claims OF M.
Clemenceau were being urged all Sides bat
M. Grevy refused to enter tain the thought of
summoning him, alleging that M. Clemenceaus
Ministry would really be Boulanger's. Pressed
by the force of circumstances to give a better
reason for ignoring the wishes of vast number
of persons entitled to consideration
his hands, the President finally vouchsafes the
absurd plea that NJ. Clemenceau will have
majority in the Chamber of Deputies, where
upon it is pertineutly asked what other Premier
at the head of a government based upon hos
tility to General Boulanger would or could
have a majority9 NJ Rouvier having.
it expected he would. reported
his failure to carry out the wishes
of NJ. Grevy, the latter has invited NJ Floquet
to commit political suicide, and that gentleman
asked for twenty-four hours time in which to
decide that he will not. The question is
longer who shall form Ministry, for that point
is definitely settled; but how long it will take
NJ. Grevy to make up his mind
to submit to the inevitable and
invite M. Clemenceau to the premiership. to
resign the presidency and glare at Premier
Clemenceau he passes. from the privacy of
his billiard room windows. for unless he himself
refuses to accept the position Clemenceau will
be at the head of the next Cabinet Grevy no
Grevy. Against his opposition Ministry
could endure, while against his own administra-
ton, in the temper Of France growing out of the
present situation, opposition could pre-
vail